Welcome
Welcome to the continuing professional development (CPD) into action: Science home page. This site can support you in developing your practice and relating this to the requirements for CPD.
The resources on this site have been developed with the National Science Learning Centre and are designed to help you make the most of your CPD opportunities.
The resources include:
- stimulus materials to promote discussion amongst colleagues and help you reflect on your current practice
- extracts from case studies showing how you might explore your practice with learners
- tools to help you reflect, record and plan your CPD
- links to other resources that you can use to support your CPD
Use these to help you think about how you plan your development so that it has the greatest impact on the success of your learners.
This resource is organised into four areas:
CPD essentials
Relating your CPD to the guidance from the Institute for Learning. Examples of how this can be used in a science context.
Reflecting and recording
Principles and examples of reflecting, recording and reviewing practice.
Working with colleagues
Resources to support discussion and reflection among colleagues.
Exploring practice
Ideas and resources (including activities) to explore practice with your learners.
About this site
For an overview of this site click the These resources link at any time.
Explore all the resources produced as part of the Teaching and Learning Programme.
Ideas and tools about how you can plan your professional development.
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You can explore the concept of the expert learner by looking at the Developing the expert learner resources.
A schematic to show how you might use this resource.
Visit this site for resources, ideas, courses or to contact a Science Centre near you.
Visit this site to learn about the requirements for continuous professional development.